Cascade Frog vs Few-flowered Fumitory

Amolops monticola compared with Fumaria vaillantii

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Few-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Few-flowered Fumitory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Ranidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Amolops	Fumaria
Species	Amolops monticola	Fumaria vaillantii

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Few-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Few-flowered Fumitory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Few-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cascade Frog

The Cascade Frog (Amolops monticola) is a species in the genus Amolops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.